#166B73#166B73

#166B73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.076 H 204.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166B73
RGB	rgb(22, 107, 115)
HSL	hsl(185, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(185, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, -20.91, -11.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 23.84, 208.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% -0.0694 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.076 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6817, 11.9227, 18.0601)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166B73 #731E16

analogous

#16734D #166B73 #163D73

triadic

#166B73 #73166B #6B7316

tetradic

#166B73 #4D1673 #731E16 #3D7316

square

#166B73 #4D1673 #731E16 #3D7316

split-complementary

#166B73 #73163D #734D16

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3B40 #166B73 #209BA6 #2DC8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#166B73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#166B73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166B73

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166B73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166B73	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626674

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555D73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 107, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.076 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959b',
    500: '#166b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166b73;
$custom-light: #66959b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.161,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48415,
    "c": 0.07637,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166B73

secondary

#A9453C

accent

#4C3DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166B73

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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